Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:29 am on 7 March 2019.
Baroness Falkner of Margravine
Chair, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee, Chair, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
11:29,
7 March 2019
My Lords, wearing his hat as the Human Rights Minister, is the Minister aware of the report by the University Network for Human Rights showing that US and British arms were used in 200 unlawful bombings recently and that most of the casualties were women and children? Will he consider more prohibitions on the use of the arms that we are selling to Saudi Arabia in its pursuit of this ghastly war in Yemen?
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